When all the world is a hopeless jumble,
And the raindrops tumble all around,
Heaven opens a magic lane
When all the clouds darken up the skyway,
There's a rainbow highway to be found,
Leading from your window pane,
To a place behind the sun,
Just a step beyond the rain
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true
Someday, I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
Away above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh, why can't I?
If all those little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,
Why, oh why, can't I?